1 firecracker

1 firecracker

1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou

2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒

1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage

2 cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times

1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)

2 young and inexperienced

3 novice

4 greenhorn

1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)

2 young and inexperienced

3 novice

4 greenhorn

1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)

2 with irresistible force

1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage

2 frugal living conditions (idiom)

1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut

2 frugal living conditions (idiom)

1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others

2 inextricably tangled together

3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.